Monday, December 07, 2015

Sunday afternoon is becoming crowded with film critics and independent cinema announcing their winners. One of the film critics major groups, LAFCA, is currently in the process of voting to select their winners that usually takes quite a long time to reach the Best Picture category, so while waiting I'm keeping in draft this post.

Perhaps the most surprising news is a tweet by an Angelino film critic mentioning that Jennifer Lawrence in Joy got NO votes at all! Think is time to remind everyone that Academy members are NOT film critics, so maybe she will pop-up later on in the race after many watch Joy as not many have seen film that will premiere on December 25.
The so-called "most powerful" group of American critics has spoken ...

The WinnersBest Picture: SpotlightRunner-up: Mad Max: Fury Road

Best Animation: AnomalisaRunner-up: Inside Out

Documentary/nonfiction film: AmyRunner-up: The Look of Silence

Foreign-language film: Son of SaulRunner-up: The Tribe

Best Director: George Miller for Mad Max: Fury RoadRunner-up: Todd Haynes for Carol